The UT decline started when...

[TNTechVol]

...Doug Dickey retired

 

[1972 Grad]

...Doug Dickey retired

I had that same conversation with a friend about 2 or 3 months ago. Good point.

 

[give_him 6]

Chris Simms decomitted to go to Texas. Just a guess. Who knows.

 

[knoxvols11]

LSU was over looked for Miami at end of 2002.

 

[cbbowlingmd]

Ainge was intercepted?

 

[CircleDrill]

Randy was hired as OC

 

[SDV]

Phil got lazy

 

[mgu7]

 

[1985Vols]

We lost to LSU in SEC Championship game in 2001 that prevented us from playing in the Rose Bowl for the National Championship.

 

[GoVols15]

I think two things happened that were equally important. First, when Cutcliff went to Mississippi. Second, when Hammy became our AD! We could have recovered from the first but Hammy set us back ten years. Oh well, the future now looks bright! GO VOLS!

 

[Lexvol]

Yep…Nick Saban…the gift that keeps on giving.

 

[majorvol]

When Arian foster ran out of tacos

 

[Spartacavolus]

When Kesling started. I don't know how much clearer I need to be.

 

[DERELICK_MY_VOLS]

When Kiffin was hired at USC :dunno:

 

[PEPPERJAX]

When Fulmer wasn't canned after the 2005 season.

 

[WesternKyVol]

In football season, we truly are the legion of the miserable ... and for good reason it seems.

 

[vols 30]

When Rohan Davey was injured.

 

[KingtUT]

Apparently it all started going to crap when I found out about Volnation. That was Fulmers last year and during the hiring process of Lame Kiffin. Guess its either all my fault or Volnations fault.

 

[CountVolcula]

When VN was started

 

[Slydell]

When Majors wasn't fired after the '88 season.

 

[VolFromNashville]

Mike Hamilton gained control of UT athletics.

 

[cd12]

When Bredesen stacked the BOT

 

[jimallvol]

I say after the 01 season things started to change. I remember thinking oh this want last long and we will be back to kicking a $$ boy was I wrong

 

[Lexvol]

When the O'Charley's posse dissolved!

 

[Spartacavolus]

when Hooray's old city and their waitresses wearing nfl jerseys left town